Rockwood Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Birmingham
Naseby Road, Birmingham, B8 3HG
52
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.8%
39.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,073
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
147 of 159 families who put it first got an offer
205
Places offered
628
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 159 | 147 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 121 | 44 | ● 36% |
| 3rd preference | 86 | 11 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 262 | 3 | ● 1% |
| Total | 628 | 205 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jamie Henshaw
- Address
- Naseby Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham, B8 3HG
- Phone
- 01215666500
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Alum Rock · Birmingham Ladywood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138059
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 64% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CORE EDUCATION TRUST
1,073 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
30 April 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,142 pupils
Attendance
87.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.30 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 46.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 204 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 206 | 8% | 25% | 46% | |
| English Language | 206 | 16% | 48% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 206 | 20% | 52% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 179 | 3% | 20% | 40% | |
| Religious Studies | 113 | 27% | 70% | 80% | |
| History | 108 | 12% | 36% | 50% | |
| Geography | 96 | 2% | 13% | 21% | |
| Business | 54 | 2% | 7% | 26% | |
| Computer Science | 49 | 4% | 16% | 20% | |
| Art and Design | 38 | 0% | 11% | 21% | |
| Biology | 27 | 63% | 93% | 100% | |
| Physics | 27 | 37% | 85% | 96% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.